Largo, FL Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Setbacks
- Cap of one guest per 150 gross square feet conditioned space
- Floor-area Calculation Rather
- Floor-area calculation rather than bedroom count
- Limit Must
- Limit is posted inside the rental
- Listing Must Reflect
- Listing must reflect the same maximum occupancy
- Fire Department Inspects
- Fire Department inspects for life-safety compliance
Summary
Largo Ordinance 2019-28 caps short-term rental occupancy at one guest per 150 gross square feet of air-conditioned living space, with the limit posted inside the unit and on listings.
(2) INSPECTION OF PREMISES.— (a) The division has jurisdiction and is responsible for all inspections required by this chapter. The division is responsible for quality assurance. The division shall inspect each licensed public lodging establishment at least biannually, except for transient and nontransient apartments, which shall be inspected at least annually. Each establishment licensed by the division shall be inspected at such other times as the division determines is necessary to ensure the public’s health, safety, and welfare. The division shall adopt by rule a risk-based inspection frequency for each licensed public food service establishment.
Full Breakdown
Unlike many Florida cities that count bedrooms, Largo measures vacation rental occupancy by floor area. Ordinance 2019-28 limits the number of guests to one person per 150 gross square feet of air-conditioned living space, calculated from the building card. The limit must be posted prominently inside the rental and matched on the rental's online listing. Pinellas County's Certificate of Use program also enforces this cap as part of inspection. Florida law allows local governments to set occupancy limits for vacation rentals when the rule is applied consistently with other residential properties. Hosts who exceed the cap risk fire-code violations because the same air-conditioned area also informs egress and life-safety calculations performed by the Largo Fire Department during inspection.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the occupancy cap can lead to municipal citations, suspension of the city Business Tax Receipt, and revocation of the Pinellas County Certificate of Use after repeat violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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